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Sofia

@drsofia.bsky.social
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Paediatric Intensivist undertaking research fellowship at Imperial College, London Ventilation, Complexity, AI interests. Mummy, Cyclist, views my own. DFTB PICU section editor

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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Ubuntu - Growing curiosity together in research is something I cherish within PICU. #PCCS2025 highlights this - @donnaaust1n.bsky.social and I won a grant, @manishak.bsky.social won a poster prize for our team’s PANDA-PIC and my BSc fellow Maram won a prize for #pedsicu fluid management ⭐️👏🏽
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Dr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
📰 A free chickenpox vaccination will be offered for first time to children across England on the NHS from January 2026. 🔗 press release: www.gov.uk/government/n... 🔗 Scientists comments to @smclondon.bsky.social: www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react... #IDSky #EpiSky #PublicHealth 🧪
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Free chickenpox vaccination offered for first time to children
A free chickenpox vaccination will be offered for the first time to children across England on the NHS from January.
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THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute) @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk · 26/08/2025
Do you have background in health services research and want to work on studies improving the quality & safety of patient care? We’re looking for researcher to support an exciting & innovative multi-project collaborative research programme. Learn more and apply here ths.im/3HUk5GS
Text including job title: Research associate/assistant research professor followed by brief job description, closing date 7 September
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
@donnaaust1n.bsky.social
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Ashleigh E Butler @ashleighebutler.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Interested in how visiting relatives in #ICU or #PICU impacts children? Come along to the #Siblings in #PedsICU Research Interest Group to hear A/Prof Giulia Lamiani discuss her recent study findings & share tips for support! Date: Aug 18th @ 5:30pm AEST Find out more: a.butler@latrobe.edu.au
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Amazing!
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Pediatric Neurology @pedneurojournal.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Cryptogenic cerebral palsy - can there be genetic underpinnings? Yes! Based on this study of looking at WES for patients with cryptogenic CP, the yield is upto 50%! Read more - buff.ly/q7AXG1G
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Paediatric Critical Care Society @pccsociety.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🚨🚨🚨 Warning ‼️ The #pccs2025 conference early bird window closes in 2 weeks. If you want to get your tickets at the discounted rate make sure to book before the window ends on 1st August. Follow the link below to book www.pccsbelfast25.com #pedsicu #giantsteps
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 17/07/2025
Would you like to participate in the editorial activities of the world’s leading medical journal? NEJM is accepting applications for the 2026–2027 NEJM editorial fellowship. Several fellows will be selected; applications are due by Friday, August 1, 2025. Learn more: nej.md/3cCQajB
"There is no doubt that the lessons that I've learned here as an editorial fellow will stay with me throughout my career." 

Ramya Ramaswami, MBBS, MPH 
2016–2017 NEJM editorial fellow
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Tom Boyles @tomboylesid.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Kathryn Maitland really does do the best studies. Bravo. Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis | NEJM
International recommendations advise against the use of intravenous rehydration therapy in children with severe acute malnutrition because of the concern about fluid overload, but evidence to suppo...
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David Higgins, MD, MPH @drhigginsmd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
🧪 A major new study out today in Annals of Internal Medicine found no link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and chronic health conditions. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Aluminum-Adsorbed Vaccines and Chronic Diseases in Childhood: A Nationwide Cohort Study: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0
Background: Aluminum is used as an adjuvant in nonlive vaccines administered in early childhood. Concerns persist about potential associations between vaccination with aluminum-adsorbed vaccines and i...
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Samer Abu-Sultaneh, MD, FAAP, FCCM @abusultaneh.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Intravenous Bronchodilators in Pediatric Critical Asthma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis #PedsICU @palisinet.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Children’s Hospital Colorado Research and Innovation @childrensresearch.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Playing video games or finding better ways to read 3D echocardiograms? Learn how using VR, XR and 3DE can help provide more accurate diagnoses. #CardioSky #VirtualReality #PedsCardiology
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Using Advanced Imaging in Cardiology
Learn how we use technology to improve care for heart patients.
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Martin C.J. Kneyber, MD PhD FCCM @martinkneyber.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
#PedsICU www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Anaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Adjustment of positive end-expiratory pressure based on body mass index during general anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial #AnSky doi.org/10.1111/anae...
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
@emmaaaaa8.bsky.social has been incredible at #ESPNIC2025 presenting AI, transport, liver, extubation failure and EU distributions of PICU. Amazing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Excited for #PCCSCCI25 day in Oxford. A day focused on advancing care for children with complex critical illness in PICU with fantastic speakers and minds coming together - thank you all! @sarahseaton.bsky.social @donnaaust1n.bsky.social @tim-van-hasselt.bsky.social @lornafraserclay.bsky.social
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Sarah E Seaton @saraheseaton.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
📣 PhD opportunity 📣 Want to do a PhD exploring how children’s home environments interact with their health? Take a look, I hear the supervisors are great #PedsICU #PhDChat ufncollaboratory.ac.uk/improving-th...
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How can childhood health inequalities be reduced by improving indoor home environments in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland? - Collaboratory Research Hub
Collaboratory 2025 PhD Project Download PDF Key Details Project Title: How can childhood health inequalities be reduced by improving indoor home environments in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland?...
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Keith Barrington @neonatalresearch.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Hypotension and Shock. Optimising treatments A new single centre RCT of permissive hypotension (PH) compared to "standard treatment" (ST) of very preterm infants 24 to
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Hypotension and Shock. Optimising treatments
A new single centre RCT of permissive hypotension (PH) compared to "standard treatment" (ST) of very preterm infants 24 to <30 weeks GA, with a mean BP lower than their GA has just appeared (Alderliesten T, et al. Treatment of Hypotension of Prematurity: a randomised trial. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025). In the intervention, PH, group, infants only received treatment if they developed signs of poor perfusion. In the ST group they immediately received a fluid bolus and a dopamine infusion, followed by adding dobutamine, then epinephrine, hydrocortisone was given if the baby needed more than just dopamine.
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Archie Bland @archiebland.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit. Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Bleeding definitions in studies on neonates & children in #ECMO, SR/MA 🔍 extensive heterogeneity: 69 definitions identified; intracranial hemorrhage + ELSO most common Urgent need for developing & adopt more unified/objective definition of bleeding in #ECLS highlighted. #PedsICU 🖇️ bit.ly/3FmqJ7A
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Listening to experts in #PedsICU research on Qualitative research, focused research qs., retrospective data analysis, how to write a paper, referencing - Brilliant! #PCCSSG2025
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Looking forward to listening to amazing research ideas across the UK for #PedsICU for the next 2 days! @pccsociety.bsky.social #PCCSSG2025
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Gemma Louch @gemmalouch.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Fully funded PhD opportunity @universityofleeds.bsky.social School of Healthcare with me @janekohara.bsky.social & @drjohnabaker.bsky.social within @yhpsrc.bsky.social 🔹Understanding and evaluating restorative approaches in response to patient safety incidents🔹 ⌛️ Closing date: 22nd May👇
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Dr Michael Clifford @drmikeclifford.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
GO GOSH ! Optimising intravenous salbutamol in children: a phase 2 study Walsh S, Pan S, Sheng Y, et al. Arch Dis Child 2022;108:316–322.
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European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care @espnic.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We proudly welcome Prof. Joseph Manning as the newly elected Nursing President of #ESPNIC! Congratulations! 💫 #CriticalCare #CriticalCareNurses #ScientificLeadership #PedsICU #NICU
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
#EPNV day 2, Stress, Strain, is it all a bit Sili? Listening to amazing experts in the field #pedsicu
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Mika Nonoyama @mikarrt.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Join the #SCCM Respiratory Care Section Journal Club w/ Dr. Ben White on AARC and #PALISI Critical Pediatric #Asthma Clinical Practice Guideline May 28, 2pm Eastern Register here: duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SocietyCriticalCareMedicine @palisinet.bsky.social
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European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care @espnic.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
It's #PICU Awareness Week! 🩺 ESPNIC is mapping paediatric #IntensiveCare across Europe — and we need your input! ✅ 1 response per PICU, ideally from a senior clinician. 🔗 2-minute survey: bit.ly/4iMgkjd #PICUAwarenessWeek #ESPNIC #PedsICU #CriticalCare #WPAW25
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European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care @espnic.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Join our 2-day face-to-face #MechanicalVentilation course, focused on critical care for #children and #adolescents. Ideal for doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals in #PedsICU and high dependency units. ✅ Book now: bit.ly/430IuSZ #CriticalCare #paediatrics #PICU #WPAW25
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
As part of my MD in #PedsICU I’m completing a Systematic Review. It is not a simple process.. Dr Ross Prager has written a great step-by-step guide to help make it simpler 👇 resub.app/blog/systema... which I would add casp-uk.net/casp-tools-c... and www.cerqual.org
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CASP Checklists - Critical Appraisal Skills Programme
View or download our range of critical appraisal tools & checklists for free including our RCT, qualitative and quantitative checklists.
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Charlene Pringle @charlenepringle.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
#PedsICU @wfpiccs.bsky.social #WPAW2025 starts tomorrow. Raising awareness of global pediatric critical care, see full schedule: wfpiccs.org/2025-world-p...
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Dr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Upcoming deadline for funded PhD opportunity on "Optimising Vaccination Outreach Through Epidemiological-Behavioural Modelling & AI" #PhDSky #IDSky #EpiSky 🧪 ⏳ Application deadline: 07 May 2025 🏫 At @liverpooluni.bsky.social & part of @hpruezi.bsky.social 🔗: www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
As @mjgriksaitis.bsky.social speeds around the London marathon, please sponsor him for a fantastic cause #pedsicu #LondonMarathon 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Sarah Rossetti @sarahrossetti.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
My nurse-led AI innovation reduced risk dying in hospital by over 35%. Pub in NatureMedicine today rdcu.be/ef6Zk But DOGE cancelled our NIH grant & grants to train nurse scientists who are building AI that saves lives! Nurses are #1 trusted profession. #FightOligarchy
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Real-time surveillance system for patient deterioration: a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial
Nature Medicine - In a large pragmatic cluster-randomized trial involving 74 clinical units in 2 health systems in the United States, a real-time alert system assisting clinical care teams in...
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Need a PICU UK version too!
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
‘We are a long way from offering 24/7 access to high-quality palliative care for all children’ #pedsicu @paedpallcare.bsky.social brilliant work. adc.bmj.com/content/110/...
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Assisted dying in the UK: please don’t ignore the impact on children and young people
The Leadbeater Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, the latest UK bill on assisted dying, passed its second reading in the House of Commons in November 2024 after a short period of intense debate...
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Donna Austin @donnaaust1n.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
The last few places remain at the PCCS Children with Chronic Critical Illness Symposium in Oxford. Excellent programme, great location, opportunity to network and share best practice. Don’t miss out, book now! @pccsociety.bsky.social @drsofia.bsky.social
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Paediatric Critical Care Society @pccsociety.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Early bird Registration for PCCS Belfast 2025 will open this Friday 11th April. Social event tickets will also be available. In the meantime get your abstracts in! Link below auth.oxfordabstracts.com?redirect=/st... #pedsicu #pccs2025
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Vanessa S. Lanziotti @vslanziotti.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Glad & Honored to be part of the editorial team of #CriticalCareScience, as social media editor and neonatology & Pediatrics editor. 🔹Fair & fast peer-review 🔹International journal, diverse editorial board, ⬆️credibility 🔹Visibility& impact 🔹No FEE for authors or readers #ICU #PedsICU #momademia
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WFPICCS @wfpiccs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🚨 Save the Date! 🚨 🌍 In 38 days, we celebrate the #PedsICU community worldwide! 📢 WFPICCS announces the World PICU Awareness Week 2025 focusing on the theme "Technology and Innovation in PICU" Learn more here: wfpiccs.org/2025-world-p... Stay tuned! #WPAW25 #WFPICCS
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Elizabeth Arkema @elizabetharkema.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
There is a great initiative by researchers at KI to teach and learn more about Bayesian methods. This is open to all, inside and outside KI - check it out! Join the email list so you can get the zoom links for seminars by really excellent speakers learnbayes.se #epidemiology #biostatistics
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Learn Bayes Spring Program 2025
Learn Bayes is an event series at Karolinska Institutet, bringing together anyone interested in Bayesian methods with international experts. Join us for an exciting educational program aimed at expand...
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Sofia @drsofia.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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drkanaris.bsky.social @drkanaris.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
My paper :Fifteen-minute consultation: A guide to paediatric post-resuscitation care following return of spontaneous circulation Is now out as an open access featured article @ADC_BMJ @ArchivesEandP The biggest challenge starts post-ROSC #pedsicu #foamed ep.bmj.com/content/110/...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: A guide to paediatric post-resuscitation care following return of spontaneous circulation
Paediatric resuscitation is a key skill for anyone in medicine who is involved in the care of children. Basic and advance paediatric life support courses are crucial in teaching those skills nationwid...
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Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day @paadsome.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day Remembering the classics: The 4-2-1 rule of IV fluid administration Myron Yaster MD open.substack.com/pub/ronlitma... #PedsAnes #PedsPain #PedsCardsAnes #PedsICU #MedEd #PAAD
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European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care @espnic.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
#ESPNIC Paediatric & Neonatal Mechanical #Ventilation Course | May 9–10, 2025 🌍 Join us for a 2-day course on ventilation for critically ill children & adolescents. Designed for #doctors, #nurses & #AHPs in #nicu and #picu. Book the Course ✅ : bit.ly/4jUwWHj
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Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day @paadsome.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) in children < 1 year of age Alan Jay Schwartz, MD, MSEd, Lynne G Maxwell, MD, and Myron Yaster MD open.substack.com/pub/ronlitma... #PedsAnes #PedsPain #PedsCardsAnes #PedsICU #MedEd #PAAD
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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
“essentially closing research operations in my group” = no new experiments save 1 recently funded grant. Spending freezes limit our ability to order supplies and reagents. We need to focus remaining funding on maintaining personnel + analyzing existing samples w whatever’s left in the cabinet
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